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As we move forward, we are essentially creating something new. If the new commission is to be merely an amalgam of what exists, it will fall far short of what it should be.
Perhaps existing organisations or their departments will be tweaked to become an MMO, without creating a brand new MMO. A brand new MMO would be a mistake.
(S2F-1697) I expect to meet the Prime Minister at Gleneagles in July at the very latest. The rising security costs in connection with the G8 summit are a matter of legitimate public concern, but does the First Minister agree that we have two responsibilities in that regard?
If someone goes into Deacon Brodie's or another establishment with their mates, buys three drams and drinks one, the other two will go directly to the Treasury.
I place on record my thanks to them—if they are still around later tonight, I will be happy to buy them a drink. That invitation extends to the officials and members of the committee, not to the whole Parliament.
In particular, there will be a 70 per cent increase in our spend on public transport over a three-year period. A new ScotRail franchise, new trains, platform lengthening, new rail lines, better concessionary fares—all of those are very important.